Infrastructure Project Management
Course type
Study programme and level
Language
slovenščina
Lectures | Seminar | Tutorial | Druge oblike študija | Individual Work | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | 30 | 85 | 6 |
Study programme and level | Study field | Academic year | Semester |
I. level | Law and Management of Infrastructure and Real Estate | 2 | 1 |
Course type
Compulsory
Workload | Lectures (h/semester) | Seminar
(h/semester) |
Tutorial
(h/semester) |
Individual Work (h/semester) | ECTS |
35 | 30 | 85 | 6 |
Lecturer
Aleš Hojs
Language
English
Prerequisites
Enrollment in the 2nd year study programme.
Content (Syllabus outline)
– Infrastructure projects and project management of major projects.
– Organization of project implementation – different forms of project organization, permanent and non-permanent project organization, powers and responsibilities of the project manager and project team members, external contractors inclusion.
– Project planning – strategy and tactics of project implementation, planning techniques, intermediate objectives and activities, network and scheduling plan, staffing and other resources planning.
– Project risk management – types of risks and benefits of risk management, identification and evaluation of risks, measures to eliminate or reduce the risk, preparation and implementation of risk control, systematic risk management in the company.
– Execution and completion of the project – techniques of monitoring and controlling, acting upon deviations, regular meetings, the contents of records and preparation of reports, managing project changes and corrections of the project plan, completion of the project and the final report.
– Management of the project team – people management, motivation, communication, negotiation and conflict resolution, recommended characteristics of a project manager.
– Project management in multi-project environment – prioritization of projects, monitoring and controlling of projects – deadlines, costs, project information system, the role of the project office.
Basic skills acquisition from the planning, management and execution of projects:
– Theoretical basis;
– Organization of companies;
– Simulation analysis (study of enforceability, …);
– \ ‘Just in time \’ planning;
– Quality assurance;
– Negotiations plan;
– Linear programming;
– Risk analysis;
– Planning;
– Management, implementation, organization and completion of projects;
– Phases of the project implementation;
– Determination of objectives;
– Determination of the price;
– Strategic business decision making;
– Public relations plan;
– Bureaucratic barriers;
– Motivation.
Study Literature
– A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK guide), Newtown Square: Project Management Institute, 2004.
– Andersen, E. S.: Goal directed project management: effective techniques and strategies, London, Sterling (VA), K. Page, 2004.
– Cleland, D. I.: Project management: strategic design and implementation, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1999.
– Kerzner, H.: Strategic Planning for Project Management: Using a Project Maturity Model. New York: Wiley, 2001. XIV, 255 pp.
– Turner, J. R.: Gower handbook of project management, Aldershot, Vermont: Gower, cop. 2000.
– Wysocki K. Robert, Beck Robert Jr. in Crane B. David: Effective Project Management, 2. izdaja, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
– Krajewski L.J., Ritzman L. P., 1996, Operations Management, Addison-Wesley Publishing Comp.
Objectives and competences
The purpose of the course is to with the use of analysis of project management and project planning principles achieve an understanding of the process of project design on a theoretical level, individual phases and whole. Understanding of the basic principles enables student to work within management of infrastructure projects. Concretization of abstract concepts makes a connection with the practice when the project moves to the level of performance. In addition to this, the aim is to acquaint the student with the project approach to successfully achieve the objectives and success factors of the project, such as quality preparation, a good design team with a competent and experienced project managers at the helm and an effective project organization, supported by an appropriate project culture. Within the practical work the student will acquire methods and techniques of preparation and control of the project and the project management team. Project work and project management are becoming a constant and indispensable tool in management, achievement of strategic goals and in raising the competitiveness of organizations.
Intended learning outcomes
Student:
– Knows the concepts of project approach;
– Understands the basic principles of project management;
– Knows the methods and techniques of preparation and control of the project and the project management team;
– Knows the processes of leadership, achievement of strategic goals and raising the competitiveness of organizations;
– Develops the ability to successfully achieve strategic and operational objectives.
Student acquires knowledge and skills that enable the planning, management and implementation of projects. This is used in all phases of critical evaluation of different influencing factors in relation to the whole. Understands the complexity and multidisciplinary of this topic and masters the techniques used to manage it. With the acquired knowledge the student will be as an active entity involved in the production of knowledge in the planning and execution of projects.
Learning and teaching methods
– Lectures with students active participation (presentation, discussion, questions, examples, problem solving);
– Exercises;
– Individual and / or group consultations (discussion and additional explanation, specific questions).
Assessment
Written and oral examination.